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A review by thekhw
Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
5.0
This debut novel by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé was the first book I read this year. It’s easily one of the top five books I’ve ever read and I could hardly put it down. This novel features dual POV between the main characters, Devon and Chiamaka, who have made it as the only two Black kids in an all white private school without incident…until their senior year. Packed with so many twists and turns, clue after clue and mystery after mystery, just when you think you have it figured out? Another curveball.
The way the main characters navigate their Blackness and sexuality in an all white space, while also learning to trust each other, is wonderfully written and I felt so many emotions while reading this book.
This book? A must read, without a doubt and without question
The way the main characters navigate their Blackness and sexuality in an all white space, while also learning to trust each other, is wonderfully written and I felt so many emotions while reading this book.
This book? A must read, without a doubt and without question